Shaw Law Group, PC
Erika C. Frank
joined Shaw Law Group, PC as counsel in Sacramento.
Frank represents mostly employers.
She is based in Sacramento.
Address
Shaw Law Group, 425 University Ave Ste 200, Sacramento, CA 95825-6509
Sacramento, 95825-6509 United States
T:
(916) 640-2240
F:
(916) 640-2240
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Claire Ramsey
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief deputy director for disability, adults and housing integration at the california department of social services in Sab Francisco.
Ramsey has been a senior staff attorney for Justice in Aging since 2016.
She is based in San Francisco.
Debra Martin
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as california educational facilities authority in Pasadena.
Martin is vice president for administration and finance and chief financial officer at Mount Saint Mary’s University and is the former associate dean for finance and administration at Loyola Law School.
She is based in Pasadena.
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
Robert S. Brewer, Jr.
joined Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek as of counsel in San Diego.
Brewer was the U.S. attorney for the Southern District for two years. He will focus on civil litigation and white collar defense.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
750 B St #2100
San Diego, 92101 United States
T:
(619) 685-3003
Resmark Equity Partners, LLC
Gail S. Migita
joined Resmark Equity Partners, LLC as senior vice president of legal affairs in Los Angeles.
Migita advises homebuilders, investors, housing developers and operators in real estate transactions involving residential, office and multifamily properties.
She is based in Westwood.
Address
Resmark, 10880 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1420
Los Angeles, 90024-4143 United States
T:
(310) 862-2252
F:
(310) 474-8440
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Paul S. Bernstein
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Bernstein specializes in entertainment industry corporate transactions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Thomas R. Baxter
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Baxter specializes in corporate transactions involving entertainment, media and technology companies.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Andrew Copans
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Copans focuses on tax and wealth planning for trusts, estates and wealthy individuals.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Kathy L. Wunderli
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Wunderli advises wealthy clients in estate planning, probate and trust administration as well as premarital, post-marital and transmutation agreements.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Eric J. Bakewell
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Bakewell specializes in complex commercial litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Loagn M. Elliott
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Elliot focuses on high stakes business litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Shane Nix
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Nix is a trial and appellate litigator with a focus on high stakes business litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Jonathan C. Lurie
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Lurie focuses on global tax and estate planning and trust administration.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2029 Century Park East Los Angeles
East Los Angeles , 90067-2905 United States
T:
(310) 855-3060
F:
(310) 855-3099
McKool Smith
Jeffery David McFarland
joined McKool Smith as principal in Los Angeles.
McFarland specializes in business litigation involving the entertainment industry.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
300 S Grand Ave, Ste 2900
Los Angeles, 90071-3139 United States
T:
(213) 694-1010
F:
(213) 694-1232
Miller Starr Regalia
Patrick Marette
joined Miller Starr Regalia as senior counsel in Walnut Creek.
Marette specializes in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged finance, commercial leasing and real estate finance.
He is based in Walnut Creek.
Address
1331 N. California Blvd.
Walnut Creek, 94596 United States
T:
(925) 935-9400
Hahn & Hahn LLP
Kayla K. Horacwek
joined Hahn & Hahn LLP as of counsel in Pasadena, CA.
Horacwek specializes in family law.
She is based in Pasadena.
Address
301 E Colorado Blvd Ste 900, Pasadena, CA 91101-1977
Pasadena , 91101-1977 United States
T:
(626) 796-9123
F:
(310) 277-1706
Higgs Fletcher & Mack
Molly E. Humphreys
joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack as attorney in San Diego.
Humphreys specializes in personal injury litigation.
She is based in San Diego.
Address
401 W A St, Ste 2600
San Diego, 92101-7913 USA
T:
(619) 236-1551
F:
(619) 696-1410
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Drew A Harbur
joined Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP as partner in Irvine.
Harbur focuses on complex civil disputes and white collar defense.
He is based in Irvine.
Address
1900 Main Street, 5th Floor
Irvine, 92614-7321 United States
T:
(949) 851-5494
Stanford Law School
George Brown
as executive director of the stanford center for racial justice
Brown specializes in corporate law, including security class actions and governance.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Address
559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Stanford, 94305 United States
Miller Barondess LLP
Nicholas E. Garver
joined Miller Barondess LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Garver is a litigator with experience representing clients in complex litigation matters, including intellectual property disputes, general business litigation, employment law, and immigration matters.
Address
1999 Avenue Of The Stars
Los Angeles, 90067 United States
T:
(310) 552-4400
Fox Rothschild LLP
Brad S. Small
joined Fox Rothschild LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Small focuses on business and financial transactions involving the entertainment industry.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
10250 Constellation Blv. Suite 900
Los Angeles, 90067 Los Angeles
T:
(310) 812-7079
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Charles J. Biederman
joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.
Greenberg Traurig LLP expanded its entertainment and media practice in Los Angeles with the addition of music attorney Charles J. Biederman.
He transferred from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, where he had been for 16 years.
Biederman said he was drawn to return to Greenberg Traurig because of its international footprint. He was an associate at the firm from 1998 to 1999.
"The entertainment marketplace is a global marketplace,'' Biederman said. "When I'm doing licensing deals in Europe or Asia, having experienced colleagues in markets like London and Milan is incredibly helpful."
"I know that for any question that comes up, there's a Greenberg Traurig lawyer somewhere in the world who can answer it,' he explained.
Having worked on over $1 billion in music catalog deals, Biederman represents artists including Miles Davis and country singer Dierks Bentley.
He also represents entrepreneurs and companies in transactions related to music, television, film, fashion, branding, advertising and digital media.
"Los Angeles is the entertainment capital of the world and Jeff will help us continue to expand our client base by providing them with the type of service they have come to expect from Greenberg Traurig," comanaging shareholders of the Los Angeles office Gregory A. Fishman and Barbara A. Jones said in a statement. "His work on behalf of both creative artists and companies allows him to serve as a strategic adviser to entertainment clients of all sizes.''
Biederman represented Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Ltd. in its acquisition in February of a publishing catalog valued at $363 million that included songs from The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Celine Dion and the Backstreet Boys.
In April, he represented Downtown Music Holdings in the sale of 145,000 copyrights to Concord Music, which included music by Aretha Franklin, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie and Adele.
Biederman graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School.
Address
1840 Century Park East Suite 1900
Los Angeles, 90067 USA
T:
(310) 586-7857
F:
(310) 586-7800
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Daniel H. Bromberg
joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Bromberg was deputy legal affairs secretary to Gov. Gavin Newsom and oversaw litigation involving the border wall, high speed rail funding, federal environmental rules and the constitutionality of the state's COVID restrictions.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
4 Embarcadero Ctr, Fl 22, San Francisco, CA 94111-5998
San Francisco, 94111-5998 United States
T:
(415) 477-4716
F:
(310) 851-6498
Nixon Peabody LLP
Jean Y. Yu
joined Nixon Peabody LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.
Yu focuses on employee benefits such as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, collective bargaining and executive compensation.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
9190 W Olympic Blvd, Ste 270
Beverly Hills, 90212-3540 United States
T:
(213) 629-6011
F:
(213) 629-6001
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Brian D. Murphy
joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP as partner in San Diego.
Murphy specializes in employment law.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, 101 W Broadway Ste 2000, San Diego, CA 92101-8221
San Diego, 92101-8221 United States
T:
(760) 809-3502
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Steve R. Welk
joined Steptoe & Johnson LLP as senior counsel in Los Angeles.
Welk was chief of the asset forfeiture section for 20 years and is a member of the firm's investigations and white collar defense group.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
633 West Fifth Street Suite 1900
Los Angeles , 90071 United States
T:
(213) 439-9410
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Jason R. Vollbracht
joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.
Vollbracht specializes in federal income taxation with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, formation of investment funds, partnerships, joint ventures and real estate.
He is based in Silicon Valley.
Address
201 Redwood Shores Pkwy #400
Redwood City, 94065
T:
(650) 802-3000
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Alexis Susann McKenna
joined California Department of Fair Employment and Housing as assistant chief counsel in Fremont.
McKenna specializes in employment and labor law.
She is based in Fremont.
Gwendolyn Manriquez Leachman
joined California Department of Fair Employment and Housing as attorney iv in Fremont.
Leachman taught employment discrimination, labor relations and torts.
She is based in Fremont.
Danielle Luce Goldstein
joined California Department of Fair Employment and Housing as assistant chief counsel in Los Angeles.
Goldstein joins as assistant chief counsel from the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney, where they litigated wage theft and consumer protection cases.
They are based in Los Angeles.
Antonio M. Lawson
joined California Department of Fair Employment and Housing as attorney iv in Fremont.
Lawson was special counsel to the City of Oakland's Citizens' Police Review Board and a sole practitioner since 1995. He specializes in race, sex and age discrimination disputes, as well as privacy and wage and hour lawsuits.
He is based in Fremont.
Address
2218 Kausen Drive, Suite 100
Elk Grove, 95758
T:
(916) 585-7076
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Michael A. Pasahow
joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as counsel in San Francisco.
Pasahow specializes in employee benefits law and employee stock ownership plan transactions.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
Four Embarcadero Center, 27th Floor
San Francisco, 94111
T:
(415) 591-7500
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
E. Ryan Coombs
joined O'Melveny & Myers LLP in San Francisco.
Coombs focuses on capital markets transactions for technology companies.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
2 The Embarcadero
San Francisco, 94111
T:
(415) 984-8700
National Association of Bar Executives
Ellen Miller
was promoted to president of National Association of Bar Executives.
Miller is executive director of the California Lawyers Foundation and interim co-executive director and associate executive director of initiatives and external relations for the California Lawyers Association in Sacramento.
She is based in San Diego.
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
Timothy D. Greene
as partner
in Los Angeles
Greene specializes in corporate partnering, strategic alliances, data privacy, technology protection and the licensing and commercialization of intellectual property and technology assets.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
12105 W Waterfront Drive, Suite 425
Los Angeles, 90094 United States
T:
(424) 214-1800
F:
(650) 321-2800
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Kimberly D. Jaimez
joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP added former federal prosecutor Kimberly D. Jaimez as a partner, expanding its litigation practice in Los Angeles.
Jaimez, who was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Central District's criminal division, will specialize in corporate investigations, government enforcement, general litigation and white collar defense.
"What stood out about Pillsbury was that in addition to being a full service, bi-coastal firm with chambers ranked practices, it is also known for its collegiality and collaboration," Jaimez said. "It just seemed like a really good fit and it's also a good opportunity to grow my practice."
"I am also very excited about getting involved in corporate investigations, particularly proactive internal investigations that are happening and addressing #metoo and bias issues," Jaimez added. "I am excited to get involved with those, not just because of my investigative background, but also because it is an area of interest."
Jaimez looks forward to leveraging her seven years with the U.S. attorney's office to represent clients in health care fraud matters. She was also heavily
involved in the office's diversity and equity working group.
Jaimez investigated and prosecuted international money laundering schemes, health care fraud, embezzlement, wire and mail fraud, drug conspiracies, cyber extortion and blackmail matters.
One of her most notable cases was a multiyear investigation and indictment of the founder of 1-800-Get-Thin for a $250 million fraudulent billing scheme involving fake sleep studies and unnecessary lap band surgeries.
Address
725 S Figueroa St #2800
Los Angeles, 90017
T:
(213) 488-7100
LaFollette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames APC
Address
701 N. Brand Blvd. Suite 600
Glendale,
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Thelton Henderson
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as committee on the revision of the penal code in Berkeley.
Henderson has been a distinguished visiting professor of Law at Berkeley since 2017 and was a U.S. Northern District judge from 1980 to 2017.
He is based in Berkeley.
Tyson & Mendes LLP
Kevin P. McNamara
joined Tyson & Mendes LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
McNamara advises insurers about duties involving general liability, excess, umbrella, pollution, property and auto policies.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1055 W 7th St #2500
Los Angeles, 90017
T:
(213) 745-8600
California Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer D. Barrera
was promoted to president, chief executive officer of California Chamber of Commerce in Sacramento.
Barrera specializes in labor law compliance.
She is based in Sacramento.
California Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates
John H. Howard
was promoted to trial lawyer of the year of California Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates in Oxnard.
Howard specializes in personal injury cases at Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman.
He is based in Oxnard.